Bridle-bit.



S. A. BASKIN.

BRIDLE BIT.

APYLIOATION FILED 11017. 16, 1912.

1,1 13,863. I Patented Oct.13,1914.

THE NORRIS PETERS 50.. PHOTO-LITHO., WASHING/UN. D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL A. BASKIN, 0F TEMPLE, GEORG IA.

BRIDLE-BIT.

Specification. of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 13, 1914.

Application filedNovember 16, 1912. Serial No. 731,779.

material including a bar having enlarged portions for receiving the usual rings to which the reins are connected, the ends of the said bar being bent upon themselves and having gripping members revolubly mounted thereon to grip the sides of the horses face when a pull is exerted on the rein.

In the further disclosure of the invention reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, constituting a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the head of a horse showing my device applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the device; and Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken on the line 88 in Fig. 2.

Referring more particularly to the views, I disclose a bridle bit 10 consistinglofa single piece of material 11 including a twisted bar 12 adapted to be received in the mouth of a horse 13, the said piece of material adjacent the twisted portions of the bar 12 being enlarged to form apertured ears 14 adapted to receive and support rings 15 to which are connected the usual reins 16, curved extensions 17 being formed with the bar 12 of the piece of material 11, the said extensions being bent rearwardly over the bar and bifurcated to form spaced bearing members 18 between which are journaled toothed wheels 19 by means of suitable pins 20.

In the use of the device the bar 12 is received in the mouth of the horse as mentioned, with the usual reins 16 connected to the rings 15 and it will thus be seen that when a pull is exerted on one of the reins, the bar 12 will be actuated, thus moving one of the toothed wheels 19, forming gripping members, into engagement with the face of the horse to grip into the same. It will, therefore, be seen that with a device of the character described the horse can be readily guided in the usual manner by pulling on the reins l5, and if the horse should become vicious or shy at an object, a pull on the reins will result in the toothed wheels 19 gripping into the face of the horse in order Having thus described my invention,I

claim:

As a new article of manufacture, a bridle j bit comprising a single piece of material forming a bar having enlarged portions adjacent the ends thereof, said enlarged portions provided with transverse apertures, rings passing loosely through the said apertures to swing on the enlarged portions of the bar, curved extensions formed by bending the ends of the piece of material upwardly upon themselves beyond the said enlarged portions of the bar, with the extremi ties of the curved extensions bifurcated and the said extensions passing through the rings mounted on the enlarged portions of the bar, and toothed wheels journaled on the bifurcated portions of the said extensions, with the toothed wheels projecting inwardly beyond the vertical planes of the said rings and the said toothed wheels having their faces lying in planes perpendicular to the planes of the said rings and the said enlarged portions of the bar.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL A. BASKIN.

Witnesses:

T. M. SPAKE, J. N. HILDEBRAND.

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